Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, in collaboration with the Health System, was designated as a COPD Center of Excellence by JCAHO. This is the first such Center designation in the state of Texas. Congratulations to Dr. Sharma and the Division for their excellent work.

The Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine welcomes Dr. Shiwan Shah as our newest faculty member. Dr. Shah obtained his medical degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford, NJ). He completed a combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at UTMB. Shiwan was awarded the inaugural fellow of the year award in 2013. He recently completed an Interventional Pulmonary fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He brings a wealth of knowledge in advanced procedures such as rigid bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, and bronchial thermoplasty. Dr. Shah's major clinical focus is advanced endoscopy for diagnosis and management of lung cancer and minimally invasive management of pleural diseases.

Congratulations to Dr. Shawn P. Nishi for her 1st Place Award on her presentation "Development of an Ultrasound-Guided Procedure Simulation" at the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Educators Innovations Conference held in February 2014. The mission of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education is to foster excellence in education in the health sciences by recognition of outstanding educators and advancement of knowledge and innovation in the field of education.